Chapter 41: The Abbot
Abbot...... Mountains also!
Abbot Mountain is located in the middle of the East China Sea, and it is said that it is the place where the dragons gather, and there is a palace of gold and jade glass, and the place where the three days are ruled by the priest. There are strange flowers and plants, rare beasts, and hundreds of thousands of immortals who don't want to fly to heaven, which is really a fairyland that mortals dream of.
Taoism is a native sect in the East, with "Tao" as the highest faith. In terms of the concept of ghost worship in ancient China, Taoism is based on the ideas of Huang and Lao Taoism, and inherits the derivation and formation of immortal magic since the Warring States period.
The word "abbot" originally refers to the island inhabited by the ancient immortals in the East, and it is said that there is a sacred mountain named "abbot" on the sea, which is inhabited by the immortals, so the Dan room where it lives is also called "abbot". It is a Taoist practice term, which gradually evolved and became an honorific title, which was described by many people in later generations. "The Great Dai Li Ji • Natal Destiny": "Zhang, Changye." ”
The Quanzhen Taoist Sutra says: "The abbot is the master of the Heavenly Sect, the master of the world, the righteous law of the Dragon Gate, the mercy of the sea of suffering, the model of the whole truth, the program of the Law Gate, and the master of the Dao, cannot be established." In Taoism, "talking about people's hearts", the abbot of Tianxin, the abbot is the title of the supreme leader of the Taoist Ten Jungles, and can also be called "abbot", but "abbot" is not necessarily "abbot".
"In the land of four directions, those who have no distractions are the meaning of the masters." I remember that the Zen Buddhist "Vimalaya Sutra" also said: "Although the bedroom where the Bodhisattva Vimalaya lives is only one zhang square, it can accommodate the seat of 2,000 masters, which is incredible." After that, Jiugong stroked his long beard and smiled meaningfully!
"Look, what's that?"
Following the direction of Hong'er's finger, everyone hurriedly watched intently...... I saw a towering mountain, and in front of me, a huge waterfall poured down from the top of the mountain, which corresponded to the description of later generations as "suspected Milky Way falling for nine days"......
In the mist, several creatures like legendary dragons are shuttling through the mountain stream, surrounded by lush greenery, birds singing and fragrant flowers...... Halfway up the cliff behind the waterfall, there is a gate made of blue and white jade, and there seems to be an unfathomable cave inside, and there seems to be a faint sound of fairy music......
When everyone saw this scene, they were stunned and completely dumbfounded, could it be that this is the legendary Immortal Cave Mansion, where the worldly masters lived......
Even Jiugong was completely confused, and Hong'er and Bian Xi were also surprised for a long time...... The others stood there motionless like statues, as if time had been completely frozen!
Suddenly, a thunderstorm sounded, and the waterfall curtain in front of everyone was divided on both sides, and the exposed stone gate was slowly opening, and ten thousand golden lights shot out from it in an instant, followed by two giant dragons, roaring out, straight into the sky, and emitting bursts of dragon groans!
After the dragon groaned, in the cave, an old man suddenly appeared, with a white forehead, white clothes and white robes, white beard and white eyebrows, white hair and shawl, standing barefoot on a lotus leaf, slowly floating into the air......
"Who's coming?" A "like a void", but terrifying, the sound of inquiry, resounded throughout the valley!
Seeing this, Jiugong hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said: "We are all people from the outlying islands, today the building ship went to sea for sea trials, and when I encountered this, I never wanted to disturb the immortal Qingxiu, and I hope to forgive me!" ”
"Oh, I see, trespassing in the fairyland, it should have turned you into powder in an instant...... Nian Er and other first offenders, will not be investigated, leave quickly, and must not say anything to outsiders! ”
"Hey, I said, old man, are you threatening us?"
Grandpa Jiu said it, just passing by, you let go, let's go, just say something like "turn into powder", it's really a bit too much?
We see that it is not easy for you to cultivate immortals, respect you, and only call you a fairy grandfather, if you ignore you, you are a passerby, at best, you are only here a few days before us......
I admit that you may know some kung fu such as fairy wind and dao bones, and it is much higher than our cultivation, but you have to talk about the word "reason" in everything, if you have to "bully the weak", we are not afraid at all, "There is death, why be afraid!" ”
"Yo, you little girl, with sharp teeth and sharp mouth, is also interesting...... Then we might as well make a bet, if I lose, you can pick three people at will, and I will welcome you into the house and into the mountain, and if you are a guest, you will participate in the way of cultivating immortals! If you lose, others can go back, but you have to stay and cultivate with me, how about that? ”
"I'm not afraid of death, am I still afraid of staying? What's more, we may not lose ......" Hong'er looked at the old man who was still floating in mid-air with a sly look!
These two people, one old and one young, asked and answered, and confronted each other like no one, and made a gambling contract in a few words...... Hong'er's sudden self instantly refreshed everyone's three views again, Bian Xi and Jiugong looked at each other speechlessly, and could only smile bitterly.
Dressed in red, thirteen or fourteen years old, Hong'er with the white cat Xue'er in her arms, under the golden light, is like a hibiscus out of water, only to see her little face upward, raised high, with a provocative look......
"Hey, I said that old man, you step on lotus leaves all day long, aren't you tired of floating on it? Can you come down and talk, I'm not a tiger and I can eat you? Isn't it just a bet, I still have to tilt my head up to talk to you, it's so much trouble, my neck is sore......"
"Okay, good, good, just as you want, why don't I come down?" As soon as the words fell, the old man turned his body slightly, and saw that the lotus leaf, which seemed to be spiritual, carried the old man slowly and floated down to the bow of the ship......
"Well, that's pretty much it, let's talk about it...... How do you want to bet? This girl will accompany her to the end......"